There’s Not One Home for Sale in San Francisco That an Average Teacher Can …DailyFinanceThis week, the real estate listings website Redfin published a startling statistic. In the entire city of San Francisco, not one…

HaaretzUkraine has reported that Russian forces have taken control of Crimea’s airports and had flown 2,000 troops into the region; Russia said any troop movement was in keeping with its agreements with the country. By…

BusinessweekBankrupt Mt. Gox, once the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, was sued by a customer in federal court in Chicago in a proposed class-action lawsuit representing all U.S. users who lost money. The Mt. Gox exchange…

Houston ChronicleISLAMABAD (AP) — A group of Baluch activists are finishing a nearly 3,000-kilometer (1,900-mile) protest march across Pakistan over their claims of abuses by the country’s security forces. Right activist Maryam Kunwar said the…

Nashville man pleads guilty after selling crack near schoolThe TennesseanA Nashville man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here on Thursday to possession with intent to distribute crack within 1,000 feet of an elementary school….

At Council Hearing, Calls for New York to Offer Homeless Children and Families …New York TimesMembers of the City Council pressed the de Blasio administration at a hearing on Thursday to complete a proposal for…

Not a Single Home Is for Sale in San Francisco That an Average Teacher Can …BusinessweekThis week, the real estate listings website Redfin published a startling statistic. In the entire city of San Francisco, not…

Global Animal(ENDANGERED SPECIES/POLAR BEARS) What better time to help save the polar bear than today, International Polar Bear Day? With less than 25,000 left in the wild, polar bears are on the brink of extinction…

Fox NewsInscribed copies of “Mein Kampf,” the infamous anti-Semitic manifesto of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, will be put up for auction Thursday in Los Angeles. The bidding for the two volumes of the book starts…

Drop a few social media pounds before summerChicago Tribune (blog)I’m closing in on 10,000 Twitter followers, and that’s an important milestone. But one number we don’t often pay close attention to is the number of…

CNN(CNN) — Our galactic neighborhood just got a lot bigger. NASA on Wednesday announced the discovery of 715 new planets, by far the biggest batch of planets ever unveiled at once. By way of comparison,…

KGO-TVSAN FRANCISCO — The Animal Legal Defense Fund, SFDOG, and Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman have teamed up to offer a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons…

Another Miami tower planned to top 1000 feetMiamiHerald.comThe high-rise boom in downtown Miami has fired up again. And so has the race to the heavens. Three big developers are scrambling to erect the first clutch…

Reward offered in case of cabbie killed in SW Houstonabc13.comHouston police have identified the victim as Donalvon Odell Rhyne, 52. He was killed at about 10:45pm Thursday at 7300 Brompton. Neighbors say the murder has…

Detention hearing postponed for San Francisco startup founder accused of …San Jose Mercury NewsSAN FRANCISCO – A startup founder who is accused of defrauding an investor of $210,000 appeared briefly in federal court in San…

BBC NewsThe red carpet for Sunday’s academy awards was rolled out late Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. Organisers arranged for it to be laid a day early due to Wednesday’s threat of rain. Approximately 1,500…

GM adds 842000 vehicles to ignition switch recallHonolulu Star-AdvertiserDETROIT >> General Motors on Tuesday doubled to 1.6 million the number of small cars it is recalling to fix faulty ignition switches linked to multiple fatal…

Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON — A professional gambler from Las Vegas who had $97,000 of her cash temporarily seized by a federal agent during a stopover at the Atlanta airport was told by the Supreme Court…

The Seattle TimesMorrison’s “CupOfLoMo” Twitter account, renamed after his December trade to Seattle from Miami for reliever Carter Capps, has more than 122,000 followers. At times, Morrison’s tweets have raised eyebrows, but his agent, Fred…

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)(Lindsey Wasson/seattlepi.com). An original member of the Legion of Boom and an integral part of the team’s rise in the past three seasons, Browner got a check for $131,000 after the Seahawks…

Los Angeles TimesAsiana Airlines has been fined $500,000 for failing to assist passengers and their families following last year’s crash in San Francisco, federal transportation officials announced Tuesday, noting that it took up to five…

MetroIt has five bedrooms, bathrooms and reception rooms, and also has an unmatched 360-degree view of London. Looking for a flat in London? This one costs just £200,000… The flat looks out on to Hyde…

ABC NewsEarnhardt had been reluctant to participate in social media, but JR Motorsports had grabbed the @DaleJr Twitter handle for him several years ago in the event he changed his mind. The account had over…

Nashville-based CandyGalaxy.com ready for next level of sweet successThe TennesseanWith about 7,000 products, from gummy bears to chocolate-covered Swedish fish, on their shelves, along with an extensive catalog of “nostalgic products” and bulk candy, the…

ForbesWith a background in mobile gaming and social networking, Nguyen is helping to fuel an internet revolution, just as the country starts to build out its 3G networks. Squar was launched last June with seed…

14 displaced after separate fires in North Las VegasLas Vegas SunFourteen people were displaced late Friday after two unrelated house fires erupted in North Las Vegas. The first fire broke out about 8:40 p.m. at…

Browner gets postseason check, will get Super Bowl ringNBCSports.comOf that amount, $44,000 relates to the NFC title game, and $97,000 arises from his role on the Super Bowl-winning team. Browner was entitled to the money…

Bail $500000 for man held in fatal Summerlin Parkway crashLas Vegas SunA judge set bail at $500,000 for a 51-year-old man facing felony driving under the influence charges in a crash that killed two people…

Associated Press of PakistanUNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (APP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to urgently send another 3,000 troops and police to the Central African Republic (CAR) in an effort to…

CBSSports.comMike Krzyzewski says his Blue Devils ‘didn’t ante up the way we should’ve.’ (Getty Images). CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski has won more games than any Division I men’s basketball coach in history, damn-near…

NewsChannel5.comAt one point the Nashville Electric Service reported more then 6,000 customers without power. By 9 p.m. that number was down to 3,600. NES has 26 crews working the outages. Metro’s Emergency Operations Center has…

The Guardian“The result of all of this is the “Candy-fication” of the luxury rental market. Even three years ago, monthly rents of £60,000 to £80,000 were unusual; now they are becoming more frequent. A rent…

The Seattle TimesTeamsters Local 174 in Tukwila announced on Tuesday that it’s preparing for a strike against First Student, a private contractor that provides busing for nearly 28,000 kids who attend Seattle Public Schools. A…

Economic TimesMUMBAI: Mumbai builder Lodha Group has bought a second building in London for over 90 million pounds, or around Rs 1,000 crore, in the space of three months. In November, the group had acquired…

ExitEventThe Raleigh mobile app startup that made a splash with its Super Bowl launch last month announces today its second major event partnership, this time targeting the 400,000 visitors expected to visit Pinehurst and Southern…

Mysterious Houston mansion for saleHouston ChronicleLooking like some kind of long-forgotten Disney haunted mansion, this unique property is in need of more than just a little TLC. But, if you’re up for a renovation challenge,…

fox4kc.comAn asteroid with an estimated diameter of three football fields zoomed by Earth late Monday, missing our home by about that distance. It traveled at some 27,000 miles per hour. The asteroid came just about…

Headlines & Global NewsGoogle is reportedly investing in a huge work space for its burgeoning number of engineers from recent acquisitions by leasing a 35,000-square-foot building in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood. Google is reportedly planning…

NEWS.com.auJUST days after the anniversary of the Chelyabinsk meteor that injured 1,000 when the spectacular fireball burst over Russia, a massive asteroid has flashed past Earth. The trajectory of the 270m diameter near-Earth asteroid, named…

CNETCreating office space for engineers from all of its recent acquisitions, the Web giant is said to be leasing a 35,000-square-foot building in the city’s Mission neighborhood. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr. February 17, 2014…

A Miami interior designer launches a line of activity books for childrenMiamiHerald.comTullgren sells the books through Amazon for $6.95 on the www.donnielearns.com website, though they were also on sale at the Miami International Book Fair…